Publication Ethics in Pediatrics: Tragedy, Comedy, and Opportunity

SPEAKER
Paul Fisher, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Professor, Neurology, Pediatrics, and by courtesy, Neurosurgery, Epidemiology and Population Health, and Human Biology
The Beirne Family Professor in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology 

SESSION DESCRIPTION
To become aware of and familiar with issues in academic publishing that are more common than you think: ghost authorship, paper mills, plagiarism, text-recycling, research misconduct, salami science, predatory journals, and special issues.

EDUCATION GOALS

• Confront problems in pediatrics publishing, such as research misconduct, salami science, and predatory journals.
• Understand what plagiarism is and is not.
• Become aware of the epidemic of open access, special issues, and journal explosion.

LOCATION (in-person)
Center for Academic Medicine
Grand Rounds Room
453 Quarry Road, 
Palo Alto, CA 94304

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